Is Betrayal Ruining Your Family?

One of the deepest wounds a child can experience is betrayal from someone they trust. Not always through major events. Sometimes betrayal happens when a child feels unheard, dismissed, unprotected, or emotionally abandoned in moments they needed connection most. When trust is broken, children often adapt. They become distant, guarded, angry, or emotionally shut down. What looks like defiance on the surface may actually be disappointment underneath.